We really are umpired differently. It’s the ones we don’t get that our opponents do that does my head in.
Yeah but won’t get the bonus.Will he still get paid, even though they lost?
exactly this. My the eyeballs, and by the free tally numbers. They got a lot of soft high frees, which I'm fine with as long as its consistent, but we couldn't buy one. Dusty was coathangered in a centre break, play on, and MRJ was collected high late after taking the mark, no 50. 2 Blatant ones not paid, they got heaps of soft ones.We really are umpired differently. It’s the ones we don’t get that our opponents do that does my head in.
Yeah, it’s a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy. Oppo players know that they can drop their shoulder and get the high free, just drop the ball and not get penalised, flop like a jellyfish and get a free when they play us.It *smile* me that we talk about this after practically every game but it just won't stop. Sick of it.
How can they so consistently *smile* us in every single bloody game. So many weird decisions today, nothing given to us.
The Saints were playing up to it in the end too, driving their heads into tackles, Higgins dived like he was Ronaldo when he thought he might get a sliding below the knees free. In fact the only thing I was annoyed about more than the umps today, is why no-one sat that short prick campaigner Higgins out. He dogs us and then seems to enjoy rubbing it in our faces, such a little prick. I don't boo players that used to play for us (didn't boo Butler) but that prick Higgins BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yep, I can cop that part of the reason for the differential is because we are a great pressuring and niggling side.The last 3 weeks we have had 29-58 frees and we won all 3 games.
All through our premiership years we were last on free kick differential.
I am now convinced there is an inverse relationship between Richmond winning and free kicks.
We should be praying to get reemed by the umps every week
Yes, as I said Tigerman I don’t want to get into the umpiring too much. My post was more to introduce a bit of levity into the discussion.Yep, I can cop that part of the reason for the differential is because we are a great pressuring and niggling side.
Still, the inconsistency does my head in. Last night Prestia got pinged for insufficient intent, which was a terrible decision. Razor Ray later refused to pay one against the Saints that was a lot more deliberate.